Molecular Orientation and Alignment by Intense Single-Cycle THz Pulses

Intense single-cycle THz pulses resonantly interacting with molecular rotations are shown to induce field-free orientation and alignment under ambient conditions. We calculate and measure the degree of both orientation and alignment induced by the THz field in an OCS gas sample, and correlate betwee...

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Main Authors: Fleischer, Shar-Li Karl, Zhou, Yan, Field, Robert W., Nelson, Keith Adam
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society (APS) 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68682
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-5418
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2786-6405
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7609-4205